northwest
    adv 1: to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: northwest,
           north-west, nor'-west]
    adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn:
           northwestern, northwesterly, northwest]
    2: coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn:
       northwesterly, northwest]
    n 1: the northwestern region of the United States [syn:
         Northwest, northwestern United States]
    2: the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass
       point
    3: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315
       degrees [syn: northwest, nor'-west, northwestward,
       NW]
    4: a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or
       city

Northwest \North`west"\, adv.
   Toward the northwest.
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Northwest \North`west"\, n. [AS. nor[eth]west.]
   1. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and
      equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
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   2. The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states
      of the United States, especially the states of Washington
      and Oregon. [U.S.]
      [PJC]

Northwest \North`west"\, a.
   1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between
      the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the
      northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest
      coast.
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   2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
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   Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea
      between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north
      coast of America, long sought for by navigators.
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Northwest, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    671
   Housing Units (2000): 293
   Land area (2000):     6.142841 sq. miles (15.909884 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.142841 sq. miles (15.909884 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            47860
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             34.309517 N, 78.152817 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Northwest, NC
    Northwest